New Risk • Dec 02
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Saudi stocks, typically moving 7.5% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (7.5% average weekly change). Earnings have declined by 3.0% per year over the past 5 years. Minor Risk Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س216.1m market cap, or US$57.6m). Announcement • Oct 01
Knowledge Tower Trading Co. Announces Board Changes Knowledge Tower Trading Co. at its AGM held on September 29, 2025, approved the decision to appoint Mr. Jafnan bin Muhammad bin Majid Al Jafnan Al Dosari as an (independent) member of the Board of Directors, effective from the date of his appointment on January 18, 2025, to complete the Board's term until the end of the current term on September 29, 2026. He succeeds the former member, Mr. Mani Salem Ali Al Suqour, an independent member. Announcement • Sep 08
Knowledge Tower, Annual General Meeting, Sep 29, 2025 Knowledge Tower, Annual General Meeting, Sep 29, 2025, at 19:30 Arab Standard Time. Location: riyadh Saudi Arabia New Risk • Jul 23
New major risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than a year old. Last reported fiscal period ended March 2024. This is considered a major risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. In the worst case scenario, it may be facing other major going concern issues jeopardizing its viability as a listed company. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Latest financial reports are more than 1 year old (reported March 2024 fiscal period end). Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (11% average weekly change). High level of non-cash earnings (35% accrual ratio). Minor Risks Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (11% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س259.5m market cap, or US$69.2m). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • May 04
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 18% After last week's 18% share price gain to ر.س15.40, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 79.5x. Average trailing P/E is 18x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Total returns to shareholders of 157% over the past year. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Feb 16
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 15% After last week's 15% share price decline to ر.س14.78, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 76.3x. Average trailing P/E is 19x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Total returns to shareholders of 146% over the past year. New Risk • Feb 07
New minor risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than 6 months old. Last reported fiscal period ended March 2024. This is considered a minor risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (9.6% average weekly change). High level of non-cash earnings (35% accrual ratio). Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported March 2024 fiscal period end). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (11% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س290.5m market cap, or US$77.5m). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Dec 05
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ر.س14.00, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 72.2x. Average trailing P/E is 20x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Total returns to shareholders of 120% over the past year. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Nov 20
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23% After last week's 23% share price gain to ر.س11.66, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 60.2x. Average trailing P/E is 19x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Total returns to shareholders of 75% over the past year. New Risk • Oct 26
New major risk - Dividend sustainability The dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 101% The company is paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. Dividend yield: 3.0% This is considered a major risk. Companies that pay out too much of their earnings and cash flows are at risk of having to reduce or cut their dividend in future. If earnings or cash flows stagnate or fall, then there may not be enough to maintain the same dividend. Or in extreme cases, companies may opt to dig into capital reserves or take on debt to maintain the dividend. For dividend paying companies, any reduction in the dividend can significantly impact the share price. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (12% average weekly change). Dividend is not well covered by earnings and cash flows. Payout ratio: 101% Paying a dividend despite having no free cash flows. High level of non-cash earnings (35% accrual ratio). Minor Risks Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (11% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س175.0m market cap, or US$46.6m). Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Oct 09
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 32% After last week's 32% share price gain to ر.س8.38, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 33.5x. Average trailing P/E is 20x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Total returns to shareholders of 22% over the past year. Announcement • Sep 26
Knowledge Tower, Annual General Meeting, Oct 13, 2024 Knowledge Tower, Annual General Meeting, Oct 13, 2024, at 19:00 Arab Standard Time. Location: riyadh Saudi Arabia New Risk • Aug 11
New major risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 90% of Saudi stocks, typically moving 7.8% a week. This is considered a major risk. Share price volatility increases the risk of potential losses in the short-term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. It may also indicate the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risk Share price has been highly volatile over the past 3 months (7.8% average weekly change). Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported September 2023 fiscal period end). Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past. Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (15% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س118.8m market cap, or US$31.7m). New Risk • Jul 02
New minor risk - Share price stability The company's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months. It is more volatile than 75% of Saudi stocks, typically moving 5.7% a week. This is considered a minor risk. Share price volatility indicates the stock is highly sensitive to market conditions or economic conditions rather than being sensitive to its own business performance, which may also be inconsistent. It also increases the risk of potential losses in the short term as the stock tends to have larger drops in price more frequently than other stocks. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported September 2023 fiscal period end). Unstable dividend paying track record with dividend experiencing an annual drop of over 20% in the past. Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (5.7% average weekly change). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (15% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س115.5m market cap, or US$30.8m). New Risk • Jun 14
New minor risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than 6 months old. Last reported fiscal period ended September 2023. This is considered a minor risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Minor Risks Latest financial reports are more than 6 months old (reported September 2023 fiscal period end). Dividend is not well covered by earnings (120% payout ratio). Profit margins are more than 30% lower than last year (15% net profit margin). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س110.3m market cap, or US$29.4m). Announcement • Mar 14
Knowledge Tower Trading Co. Announces Resignation of Nouf Hassan AlYamni as Board Member Knowledge Tower Trading Co. announced Resignation of Nouf Hassan AlYamni as a Board Member. Membership Type: Non- Executive. Resignation Submission Date: March 11, 2024. Resignation Effective Date: March 11, 2024. Membership Starting Date for the Resigned Member: November 30, 2021. Upcoming Dividend • Feb 26
Upcoming dividend of ر.س0.15 per share Eligible shareholders must have bought the stock before 04 March 2024. Payment date: 17 March 2024. The company is paying out more than 100% of its profits but is generating plenty of cash to support the dividend. Trailing yield: 4.3%. Lower than top quartile of Saudi dividend payers (4.5%). Higher than average of industry peers (2.5%). Announcement • Feb 19
Knowledge Tower Trading Co. Announces Cash Dividends for First Half of the Finance Year Ended by March 31, 2024 Knowledge Tower Trading Co. announces the board of directors decision to distribute cash dividends for first half of the finance year ended by March 31, 2024. The Total amount distributed is SAR 2,625,000. Number of Shares Eligible for Dividends is 17,500,000. Dividend per share is SAR 0.15 per share. Percentage of Dividend to the Share Par Value (%) is 15%. New Risk • Dec 01
New major risk - Financial data availability The company's latest financial reports are more than a year old. Last reported fiscal period ended September 2022. This is considered a major risk. If the company has not reported its earnings on time, it may have been delayed due to audit problems or it may be finding it difficult to reconcile its accounts. In the worst case scenario, it may be facing other major going concern issues jeopardizing its viability as a listed company. Currently, the following risks have been identified for the company: Major Risks Latest financial reports are more than 1 year old (reported September 2022 fiscal period end). High level of non-cash earnings (49% accrual ratio). Minor Risks Short dividend paying track record (1 year of continuous dividend payments). Share price has been volatile over the past 3 months (6.0% average weekly change). Market cap is less than US$100m (ر.س117.4m market cap, or US$31.3m). Announcement • Oct 19
Knowledge Tower Announces CEO Changes Knowledge Tower approved the resignation of its CEO, Abdullah Al Anzi, due to personal circumstances. The company accepted the resignation on 5 October 2023, yet it came to effect as of 2 October. Al Ammar has more than 20 years of experience in the field of education and training, where he was part of projects with the government, as well as the listed Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Aramco) and Saudi Electricity Company. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Jul 06
Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 89% After last week's 89% share price decline to ر.س8.10, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 2.8x. Average trailing P/E is 15x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Buying Opportunity • Jul 06
Now 51% undervalued after recent price drop Over the last 90 days, the stock is down 89%. The fair value is estimated to be ر.س16.43, however this is not to be taken as a buy recommendation but rather should be used as a guide only. Valuation Update With 7 Day Price Move • Feb 08
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16% After last week's 16% share price gain to ر.س74.00, the stock trades at a trailing P/E ratio of 25.6x. Average trailing P/E is 16x in the Retail Distributors industry in Asia. Announcement • Dec 28
Knowledge Tower Trading Co. Announces the Distribution of Cash Dividend for Finance Year 2021 Knowledge Tower Trading Co. announced the distribution of cash dividend for finance year 2021. The Total amount distributed SAR 2,187,500. Dividend per share SAR 1.25.